Car-fender.



.No. 684,964. Patented Oct. 22, I901.

a. w. WEBB.

CAR FENDER.

(Application filed July 12, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT GEORGE 1V. WEBB, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,964, dated. October22, 1901.

Application filed July 12,1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. WEBB, of the city of St. Louis, State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOar-Fenders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

This invention relates to car fenders; and it consists of the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown,described, and claimed.

Figure 1 is a View showing the fender attached to a car. Fig.2 is aperspective view of the frame of the fender. Fig. 3 is a detail View,showing the arrangement of the rollers at the forward end of the fender.

My improved fender consists of a frame 1, adapted to extend a suitabledistance under the car-body and provided with pivot-pins 2, whereby itmay be attached to the supports 3, connected to the under side of thecar. At the forward end of the fender is a roller 4, which is intendedto operate upon the track, and above said roller 4 is another roller 5,which bears upon the said roller at and is turned thereby when theforward end of the fender is lowered. When the roller 5 is turned 1 inthis manner, the forward side thereof moves upwardly and has a tendencyto elevate or raise objects with which it comes in contact upon theupper side of the fender instead of throwing them under the fender, aswould occur were the object permitted to strike against the roller 4turned by operating upon the street-surface or track.

6 indicates the upper part of the fender, which may be of netting, asshown, or it may be composed of transverse or longitudinal strips orother suitable material. As above stated, the fender extends underneaththe car a suitable distance and the operating connections are connectedto the rear end of the fender and afford means whereby the fender may beraised or lowered at will, and these operating devices are under theimmediate control of the motorman. An arm or extension 7 is connected tothe end of the fender, and a bell-crank 8, supported by means of asuitable attachment 9, is connected to the said extension 7 eitherdirectly or by means of an Serial No. 68 ,034. (N0 model.)

is connected to the upper end of the bell-crank 8, and the forward endof the said rod 10 is connected to another bell-crank 11, supportedunderneath the car-body, as shown in the drawings.

2 indicates a rod which is mounted within an opening in the bottom ofthe car, and the lower end of the said rod rests upon the horizontal armof the bell-crank lever, and on one side of the saidrod are formedratchet-teeth 13, which are engaged by the pawl 14., pivoted to thecar-floor. Springs 15 have their lower ends attached to the rear end ofthe fender and their upper ends connected to the under side of the car,and the tendency of the said springs is to draw the end of the fender upwardly, and thereby lower the forward end of the fender upon the track,as shown in Fig. 1. This can occur only when the ratchet-teeth 13 aredisengaged from the pawl 1 1, because when the pin 12 is held downwardlyto operate the bell-crank 11 and the connections interposed between thesame and the end of the fender it is clear that the rear end of thefender will be lowered and the forward end raised, in which position itmay be held as long as desired and while the pawl 14. engages the teeth13.

When the motorman desires to lower the fender to the track, hedisengages the pawl 14: from the teeth l3,which permits the springs 15to move, and thereby raise the rear end of the fender, throwing theforward end downwardly upon the track. By means of these connections thefender may be carried in a horizontal position, and thereby saved fromall injury by unnecessary use, and can be instantly lowered to the trackby releasing the pawl 14 and permitting the springs 15 to move asdescribed. The upper roller 5 being turned by the roller 4:, whichoperates directly upon the street-surface or track, assists in raisingthe objects on the fender;

I claim-- P 1. A fender, consisting of a frame pivotally connected tothe car and extending under the end thereof, a roller tat the forwardend of the fender-frame'and adapted to operate upon the street-surfaceor track, and a second roller 5 operated by the said roller 4, incombination with retractile springs coninterposed rod, as shown inFig. 1. A rod 10 nected to the rear end of, the fender and to the underside of the car and adapted to raise the rear end of the fender andthereby lower the forward end, a rod connected to the rear end of thefender whereby the fender may be moved to a horizontal position and alock for holding the said rod and thereby the fenderin differentadjustments, substantially as specified.

2. In a car-fender, a frame pivotally supported under the end of thecar, a roller at the forward end of the frame and adapted to operateupon the street-snrfaoe or track, a second roller operated by thefirst-mentioned roller, springs connected to the rear end of the fenderand to the under side of the car and adapted to lower the forward end ofthe fender onto thetrack, a bell-crank connected to the rear end of thefender-frame,a rod connected to said bell-crank, a second bell-crankpivoted to the said rod, a pin mounted in an opening in the car-floorand having its lower end upon the second-mentioned bell-crank andaffording means for operating the same and the other devices mentioned,and a pawl adapted to engage with said pin for holding the fender indifferent positions, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. \VEBB.

